Console gamers start file-sharing. console gamers start file. The impact and scope of peer-to-peer file-sharing continues to spread. The impact and scope of peer-to-peer file-sharing continues to spread....

Thomson Multimedia to buy file-sharing service. thomson multimedia to buy file. Despite Napster's legal troubles and AOL's decision to remove its file-sharing search engine last week, there are still major players betting that the technology, in some form, will prevail. Despite Napster's legal troubles and AOL's decision to remove its file-sharing search engine last week, there are still major players betting that the technology, in some form, will prevail. Electronics giant Thomson Multimedia is buying the Seattle-based file-sharing service Singingfish.com....

Study says file-sharing inevitable. study says file. The respected technology analysis group, Forrester Research, says that file-sharing, via Napster, Gnutella, Scour and others, cannot be stopped. The respected technology analysis group, Forrester Research, says that file-sharing, via Napster, Gnutella, Scour and others, cannot be stopped....

File-Sharing Arguments proceed in U.S. Federal District Court. file. The lawyers for the file-sharing services companies Streamcast and Grokster, which distribute Morpheus peer-to-peer software, argued that they can't control what users do with their software. The lawyers representing the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and film studios countered that the file-sharing services encourage copyright infringement and illegal copying of music and films, and that these services should be shut down immediately and ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages for copyright infringement. Kazaa file-sharing services parent, Sharman Networks, did not participate in the arguments in court on Monday, as the issue of whether jurisdiction exists over Kazaa is a separate issue to be resolved prior to determining whether infringement occurred by Kazaa. The Sharman Networks legal defense team is expected to argue that the U.S. has no legal jurisdiction over Kazaa, since Kazaa is based in a remote location in the South Seas and has not marketed its file-sharing services to U.S. customers (claiming that, therefore, no legal "nexus" for jurisdiction to bring an action in the U.S. exists). ...

Traffic to filesharing sites drops. traffic to filesharing sites drops. Facing the threat of lawsuits from a music industry trade group, fewer people are using online filesharing applications to swap songs, according to data released Monday. Facing the threat of lawsuits from a music industry trade group, fewer people are using online filesharing applications to swap songs, according to data released Monday. Internet audience measurement service Nielsen Net Ratings said traffic on Kazaa, the leading filesharing platform, fell 15 percent in the week ended July 6 from the previous week."...

Kokopelli unveils new file-share system. kokopelli unveils new file. A new file-sharing system that allows artists and content owners to collect royalties by making use of existing peer-to-peer technology has been unveiled by Kokopelli Networks of Ottawa. A new file-sharing system that allows artists and content owners to collect royalties by making use of existing peer-to-peer technology has been unveiled by Kokopelli Networks of Ottawa....

I.T. Powerhouses Propose New File-Sharing Plan. i....

Tech Group Aims at Profit-Friendly File-Sharing. tech group aims at profit....

Study: file-sharing no threat to music sales. study file....